That's what I like about my 2 collecting themes - Alfa Romeos and Teknos. For the first one: 4-door sedans, police cars, sports cars, concept cars, race cars, pre/post war masterpieces. For the second, 4-door sedans, police cars, sports cars. fire trucks, buses, trucks.... ðÂ
My collection is eclectic only because I buy what appeals to me. I have always admired those who have a clear focus of their collecting. I'm far too impulsive to make that work. So, I have a variety of scales and a hodge-podge of subjects. If it looks good, particularly if it is exclusive and highly detailed, it's a candidate.Â
The one thing that distinguishes every model in my collection...EVERY ONE...is that is it universally acknowledged as a thing of beauty.Â
Vintage Corgi, Goldvarg Collection, Brooklins and a smattering of others, all of which are 1/43. Â That "smattering" includes Durham Classics and Goldvarg competitors of mid-century US cars/trucks, along with other manufacturers of mid-century auto racing of various genres. Model year range is strictly 1930-1970, with the majority in the 1950s and 60s. I buy what I like and not to have a complete collection of anything as I can't stand buying something for that reason only when it's a model that otherwise leaves me cold. With that said, I respect those who have a complete collection of anything!
My collection is eclectic only because I buy what appeals to me. I have always admired those who have a clear focus of their collecting. I'm far too impulsive to make that work. So, I have a variety of scales and a hodge-podge of subjects. If it looks good, particularly if it is exclusive and highly detailed, it's a candidate.Â
The one thing that distinguishes every model in my collection...EVERY ONE...is that is it universally acknowledged as a thing of beauty.Â
Yeah right JK....
But then again as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I'm hoping to never 'be holding' that model in my hands as long as I live.Â
My 1/43 collection ranges from 1890s (though starting at Cugnot's tractor 1769) to 1970s - US and European - and it attempts to illustrate the history of that most dynamic near 100 years through its most important cultural artifact, the automobile. It shows the decline of luxury cars against the rise of popular cars. War, and political changes, and above all art and society's dreams. The strange thing is that every year must flow seamlessly to the next, without jumps in colour so the individual model becomes subordinate to a whole - which is the difficult part!
@jack-dodds, you are hardly a trusted resource for the nature of universalism, considering your reluctance to do what everybody was doing in the seventies. It's easy to stand on the sidelines and throw stones. Just remember that old adage, "The higher you go, the higher you are." and never forget that there are a lot of people out there.
@jack-dodds, you are hardly a trusted resource for the nature of universalism, considering your reluctance to do what everybody was doing in the seventies. It's easy to stand on the sidelines and throw stones. Just remember that old adage, "The higher you go, the higher you are." and never forget that there are a lot of people out there.
I always thought it was something like "The higher you go, the further is the fall".
@jack-dodds, you are hardly a trusted resource for the nature of universalism, considering your reluctance to do what everybody was doing in the seventies. It's easy to stand on the sidelines and throw stones. Just remember that old adage, "The higher you go, the higher you are." and never forget that there are a lot of people out there.
It is very evident that I have struck a raw nerve here with a certain bolognaist who shall remain unnamed. This is one person, IMHO of course, who might well remember (or perhaps not) that the "subject colors" on his Chevy wagon that he incessantly bombards us with at every opportunity are two of the prime psychedelic colors from the 1960-70s stoner color chart. This bizarre color attraction is further evidence of just how pervasive this particular model collector virus can be. !Now feeling completely chastened by him and branded with being an overgrown Eagle Scout in the 70s, I scurry to my work bench to build him the peace offering of a stairway to heaven....to take him ever higher.
@jack-dodds, you are hardly a trusted resource for the nature of universalism, considering your reluctance to do what everybody was doing in the seventies. It's easy to stand on the sidelines and throw stones. Just remember that old adage, "The higher you go, the higher you are." and never forget that there are a lot of people out there.
I always thought it was something like "The higher you go, the further is the fall".
No Charles, it actually goes "The higher you go, the longer it takes to come down."
